Black and White in Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop Lightroom

PSA Journal, Jan, 2008 by Stan Ashbrook

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Black and White in Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop Lightroom By Leslie Alsheimer and Bryan O'Neal Hughes Published by Focal Press, www.focalpress.com Soft cover, 7 1/4 X 9 1/2, 241 pages, $34.95 ISBN 978-0-240-52084-1 * and **

Black-and-white photography has come a long way in the digital world. The endless conversion options in and around Photoshop[R], Lightroom[R] and beyond can leave the photographer overwhelmed. Black and White in Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop Lightroom provides step-by-step tutorials that work through each conversion with clear, easy to follow instructions, illustrated by a number of images and screen grabs.

Black and White in Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop Lightroom covers all of the new features of Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom, so the photographer will learn how to use methods within an application or raw converter, scripts, plug-ins, and more. The authors show everything needed to know to uncover the secrets to successful black-and-white conversion and printmaking. The stunning images, presented in both color and black and white, show just what is possible when these powerful tools are mastered.

From the highest quality capture to practical workflow practices, black-and-white conversion mythologies, non-destructive digital darkroom image processing, creating adjustments, to the latest printing techniques; Black and White in Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop Lightroom is a fully integrated color managed workflow designed for the black-and-white photographer.

Stan Ashbrook, FPSA

Review Editor

Each book listed below is rated for Beginners (*), Intermediate (**) or Advanced (***) in digital imaging.